301 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

301 Van Buren Street, a 3-story, 3-unit residential building constructed in 2004 and currently owned by Emily Green, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years. The most pressing concerns relate to heat and hot water systems, with multiple emergency complaints reported between November and December 2020, suggesting persistent building-wide problems during that period.

While inspections generally found systems restored or no violations, access difficulties during some inspections limited thorough evaluations. More recently, the building has faced rodent-related challenges, with inspections in 2024 consistently showing rat activity, though an initial inspection in January 2024 and another in April 2025 passed without issues. The property has also been subject to annual bedbug reporting violations from 2022 through 2024, currently marked as open violations, indicating incomplete compliance with HPD requirements.

Additional concerns were raised in 2019 regarding vacant and unguarded conditions, as well as drainage issues, though inspections did not confirm these problems. A notable pattern of 311 complaints and Housing Maintenance Code violations suggests recurring environmental challenges in the building, though recent inspections indicate some improvement in rodent control measures. The building's relatively recent construction (2004) contrasts with the age of many current maintenance challenges, suggesting ongoing issues with building systems and pest control that require monitoring.